MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	31.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A59
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161215
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '19 at 00:21
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 253 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 483 64% 479 Pts	64-Core 496 31% 496 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	99% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 138 Parallax 118 104% 128 fps	MRender 97.8 Gravity 124 Splatting 107 90% 109 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Galax TA1D0120A 120GB 4,895 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM11.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 76 26 47 26 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 300 Write 248 Mixed 200 SusWrite 44.4 44% 198 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 16 4K Mixed 14.7 28% 10.4 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 13.4 50% 108 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 80%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 416GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 102 103 105 104 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 112 Write 90.3 Mixed 27 SusWrite 104 60% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 93GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 177 177 169 169 175 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 172 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 174 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 113%
LaCie P9227 Slim 1TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 63GB free, PID 1090 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 57 58 60 62 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 41.8 Write 81.8 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 59.5 91% 62.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 53%
SMI USB DISK 129GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 82GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 9.1 4.6 11 14 14 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	24.9% Poor	Read 128 Write 9 Mixed 19.5 SusWrite 11.9 37% 42.1 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 63% 4.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 24.9% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSC.16FBD2 2x8GB 1,824 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 29.5 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 25.7 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 98%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59) Builds (Compare 611 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO (MS-7A59)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	298x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	111x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	117x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	74x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	67x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	45x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	18x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	17x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	35x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	17x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	14x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $525

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $185	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16